Alan Merten Appointed New Chief Executive of Manulife Indonesia

Alan Merten has been appointed by Manulife Financial Group as the new
Chief Executive Officer and President Director of PT Asuransi Jiwa
Manulife Indonesia (Manulife Indonesia).
Alan Merten has over 20 years of experience working with life
insurance, indonisia health insurance for expatriates, wealth management
and pensions. His new position will see him take responsibility for
growing Manulife Indonesia’s business by using their sales force,
partnerships and bancassurance distribution channels to develop their
individual insurance, group insurance, pensions and wealth management
offerings.
Mr. Merten previously spent three years as the Chief Executive
Officer of Manulife Provident Funds Trust Company in Hong Kong,
successfully growing their Group Insurance and Provident Fund business
to where it now manages USD 8 billion (EUR 6.3 billion) in funds for
approximately 1 million customers.
Robert A. Cook, Senior Executive Vice President and General Manager
of Manulife’s Asia operations, said “Alan has a strong track record in
significant leadership positions since joining Manulife. His expertise
and depth of life insurance industry knowledge are great assets to
Manulife. His appointment as CEO and President Director will ensure that
Manulife Indonesia will remain the leading choice for Indonesian
customers for strong, reliable, trustworthy and forward-thinking
solutions for their most significant financial decisions.”